Re: [newbie] review of updating proceedures

2004-05-01 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 01 May 2004 12:39, Thinker wrote: > Hello all, > > I have been out of the loop for a bit. I just want to make sure that I > have this correct before I update my Mandrake box... > > 1. From the Desktop type 'ctrl+alt+F1' > 2. Login as root You could also just open a terminal on your de

Re: [newbie] review of updating proceedures

2004-05-01 Thread Richard Urwin
On Saturday 01 May 2004 12:39 pm, Thinker wrote: > 5. After the update is complete, type 'alt+F1' then, reboot the > machine. I think you mean F7. It is not necessary to reboot unless you have just installed a new Linux kernel. -- Richard Urwin _

[newbie] review of updating proceedures

2004-05-01 Thread Thinker
Hello all, I have been out of the loop for a bit. I just want to make sure that I have this correct before I update my Mandrake box... 1. From the Desktop type 'ctrl+alt+F1' 2. Login as root 3. Type 'urpmi.update -a'. then wait. 4. Type 'urpmi --auto-select' and follow the instructions. 5. Aft